Sector
Materials sector explained
Companies that make chemicals, metals, metal powders, building materials, paper and packaging. Most sell to other businesses, which turn these materials into finished products.
Companies we cover
1 company in Materials
Amaero
AMROAmaero makes metal powders and powder-formed metal parts at one Tennessee plant, with $6.3 million of revenue and an $18.4 million net loss in FY2025.
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How companies in this sector earn
How do Materials companies make money?
- Metal and mining companies dig up or process ores and sell the metals, at prices that often follow world markets.
- Chemical makers turn oil, gas and minerals into products used in plastics, farming, cleaning and medicine.
- Specialty makers produce materials to exact specifications, such as metal powders for additive manufacturing, and charge for meeting them.
- Raw materials and energy are usually the largest costs, so profits rise and fall with their prices.
Who regulates it
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for emissions, waste and chemical safety · Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) · Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), for mines
What moves results across the sector
- Prices of raw materials and energy, which drive costs across the sector.
- Demand from the industries that buy these materials, such as building, cars, aerospace and packaging.
- Trade rules and tariffs on metals and chemicals.
Words you'll meet
Key terms
- Commodity
- A basic product, such as copper or steel, that is much the same whoever makes it, so it sells mainly on price.
- Specialty material
- A material made for a particular use and buyer, often to a tested standard.
- Additive manufacturing
- Making parts by building them up layer by layer, often called three-dimensional printing.
- Capacity utilization
- How much of a plant's possible output it is actually producing.
Last updated Nov 6, 2026.
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